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Barton Community College will be closed on Friday, April 3 and Monday, April 6 for Easter break. Barton's Center for Adult Education and Shafer Art Gallery will also be closed. The college's regular class schedule and office hours will resume Tuesday, April 7.

Barton Community College will present a student recital of instrumental and vocal performances at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 9 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel, located in the Fine Arts Building, F-157. The recital is free.

Barton Community College is offering a course to help people become more familiar with some of the basics of exploring the Internet from 1-4 p.m. every Wednesday, April 15 – May 20 at the Center for Adult Education, 1025 Main St. in Great Bend, room D-107.

Instructor Rich Unrein will teach students how to use links, customize and perform searches, run virus scans, organize a favorites list and much more. The Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers will be covered.

The Central Kansas Community Choir (CKCC) accompanied by the Barton Community College Orchestra, will present a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 in the Fine Arts Auditorium on at Barton Community College.

This year the choir will perform “Gloria” by Bass, “De Profundis” by Robinson, “Hymn to the Fallen” by John Williams, “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and several more selections.

The public is invited to observe a Vocal Masterclass forum from 3:10 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 27 in the Dorothy Moses Morrison Chapel in the Fine Arts Building at Barton Community College. The forum is open to the public.

The Barton Community College Dance Team took home the region six championship trophies for the Team Dance and Hip Hop divisions in Iola Sunday. Mario Lao also competed in the solo division earning third place.

Eight Kansas community colleges competed in the Team Dance division and six competed in the Hip Hop division. There were 14 competitors in the solo competition.

The Barton Community College Foundation will kick off its Annual Academic Enrichment Fund Campaign titled “Changing Lives – One Gift at a Time” on March 1. Lifelong area residents and supporters of the college Gary and Anna Burke will serve as honorary co-chairs for the month-long fundraising drive.